The Rivers state Command of the Nigeria Police on Friday arrested about 19 persons suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), in Oyigbo Local Government Area(LGA), of the State.

This follows a violent attack and burning of trucks and other vehicles laden with goods at Komkom axis of Oyigbo while leaving the state for other parts of the country in the early hours of Friday, September 14, 2018.

Suanu's Blog recalls that the leadership of IPOB had allegedly directed their members and supporters to observe a one day sit-at-home in remembarce of the alleged disappearance of their leader Nnamdi Kanu as well as to commemorate their day, instructing all shops,  businesses and markets either owned and operated by the south-Easterners across the country to be shutdown, even as vehicles owned by them be taken off all routes beginning from 12 midnight Friday.

It was further gathered that the destroyed trucks belong to the Dangote Group, an unidentified Igbo Business, a renowned company in Rivers State, PRODECO among others.

The arrest was confirmed by the spokesman of the state police command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni.
He said the arrest was beacause the group does not exist by law,  having been outlawed by the government, hence have no right to issue any order to Nigerian citizens.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/09/police-arrests-19-ipob-members-in.html?m=1